Darbhanga Ward No 08, with population of 7475 is Darbhanga city’s the 10th most populous ward, located in Darbhanga sub district of Darbhanga district in the state Bihar in India.
Demographics
The ward is home to 7475 people, among them 3931 (53%) are male and 3544 (47%) are female. 87% of the whole population are from general caste, 13% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Darbhanga Ward No 08 is 15%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are 1457 households in the ward and an average 5 persons live in every family.
Growth of population
Population of the ward has decreased by -1.3% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were 7575. Female population growth rate of the ward is 1.5% which is 5.2% higher than male population growth rate of -3.7%. General caste population has increased by 39%; Schedule caste population has decreased by -66.8% and child population has decreased by -11.6% in the ward since last census.
Sex Ratio – Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 902 females per 1000 male in the ward. Sex ratio in general caste is 898, in schedule caste is 928 and in schedule tribe is 1000. There are 947 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the ward. Overall sex ratio in the ward has increased by 46 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 89 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
Literacy
Total 3762 people in the ward are literate, among them 2234 are male and 1528 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Darbhanga WARD NO.-0008 is 59%. 67% of male and 51% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the ward has decreased by -4%. Male literacy has gone down by -9% and female literacy rate has gone up by 3%.
Workers profile
Darbhanga WARD NO.-0008 has 27% (1989) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 47% male and 4% female population are working population. 42% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 4% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 4% of total female population are main and 1% are marginal workers.
